South Africa’s ANC faces worst election losses since apartheid
PRETORIA (Reuters) – South Africa’s ANC was on track for its worst electoral performance since the end of apartheid on Friday as voters vented anger about high unemployment and corruption in municipal elections that herald a sea change in politics and …
Turkish military overhaul will be in line with NATO framework: defense minister
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish plans to restructure its armed forces are aimed at eliminating the possibility of another coup attempt and the moves will be in line with the structure and spirit of the NATO alliance, Turkey’s defense minister said on Friday…
Russia tells U.S. fight against Syrian militants must be intensified
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday that the fight against extremist groups in Syria must be stepped up because they are using poison gas on civilians.
Battle of words as Croatia celebrates independence, Serbia mourns
ZAGREB/BELGRADE (Reuters) – Croatia celebrated its independence victory on Friday while Serbs mourned, with relations between the former-Yugoslav neighbors strained by a war of words that could hinder Serbia’s bid to join the European Union.
Ten held as Black Lives Matter protest blocks Heathrow road
LONDON (Reuters) – Ten people were arrested on Friday after protesters from the British arm of the “Black Lives Matter” movement blocked the main road to London’s Heathrow Airport, police said.
Swiss right wing launches campaign against closer ties with European Union
ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss right-wing leader Christoph Blocher and allies fired a salvo on Friday against negotiations to bind Switzerland more closely to the European Union, saying it would be a strategic error to join forces with such a crisis-ridden e…
Indonesia arrests six suspected of plotting Singapore ‘rocket attack’
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian police arrested six suspected militants on Friday who they believed to be linked to the Islamic State group and plotting a rocket attack on Singapore, authorities in Indonesia and Singapore said.
ANC shaken to core as South African voters look beyond race
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (Reuters) – On the surface, white South African ex-farmer Athol Trollip seems an unlikely candidate for mayor of a metropolitan district named after the ANC’s great liberation hero, Nelson Mandela.
India’s Modi picks new leader to stabilize home state
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has moved to shore up support in his home state of Gujarat by choosing as its next chief minister a representative of a powerful clan that staged widespread protests last year.
China slams Japan minister for ducking Nanjing massacre questions
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Friday accused Japan’s new defense minister of recklessly misrepresenting history after she declined to say whether Japanese troops massacred civilians in China during World War Two.
